Kibbe body types

[hobbledyhoy]

I came across this in another thread and having lost some weight and feeling like I want to refresh my wardrobe and replace with less but more key, classic pieces with a colour palette that matches. I was intrigued by Kibbe and I read up a little on it and took the test.

I'm no clearer than when I started and seem to have an equal amount of C's and D's which the results don't mention, so I'm none the wiser.

Does anyone follow this? Is it a real thing or am I making this more complicated than it needs to be?

I think some of the ideas are interesting but I've never made it to the end of the quiz. Every time I've tried it, I've come away thinking that, if you know enough about your body type to answer the questions, then you probably don't need the analysis anyway. I think I'll stick to just looking in the mirror.

I find Kibbe's suggestions really helpful but my body architecture, under 5ft, curvy hourglass, made it easy for me to identify myself as soft gamine and I can see that I look better when I follow the Kibbe recommendations for this type - eg. waist definition, tapered ankles and cuffs, crisp circular shapes.

OP I was looking for Kibbe threads and found yours. I apparently started one (and forgot about it) myself earlier in the year: www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/4463488-Kibbe-Body-Types

I find Kibbe helpful in that I often settle for clothes that are good on one or two points - colour or style - but not across the board, and I've worked on slowing down and waiting to find something that I'm really excited about that has the details that suit me (eg a coat with big collar or cuffs). It's helped me instantly reject the styles that I might have dabbled in (fluffy, wafty, too romantic) and let sit in the wardrobe for a year before donating to charity. I understand now why I do that and how to target clothes more specifically with all the details that work. Also helps me work out how to look the right amount of casual vs dressy, which has always been awkward for me, I often felt either too formal or too sloppy but couldn't work out a happy medium.

HerArtMaterials natural and gamine have some common elements. Could you be a classic? That's kind of in between. My mum is a gamine and the world's most casual person. It really just entails wearing clothes that fit, so even if you're slobbing in trackies, a tailored style with a fitted waist and ankle cuffs is 'better' (in Kibbe terms) than really oversized elasticated ones. Streamlined, sleek trainers or vintage-style plimsolls instead of chunky styles. Probably also means wearing petite sizes (even in casual clothes, t-shirts etc) so the proportions are neater.

I'm supposed to be a dramatic natural though a different stylist (not the one who did my style analysis) called me a bohemian (?) which doesn't seem to be Kibbe, not sure what that means.

I love how the 'secrets' of looking a certain way are revealed by Kibbe but you don't have to follow it like scripture, it's only useful if it makes you feel great.